The Stampin' Bean: Congrats...Taylored Expressions Sneak Peek Day 2!

April Release At a Glance

We have sneak peeks to share Monday through Wednesday. All of the new products will be available for purchase on Thursday, April 5th at 8 am PST. You'll find it all in the Fresh out of the Oven Department at the Taylored Expressions Store.
Join us as a fan on Facebook for an early peek at the stamp sets, as well as a SPECIAL Facebook GIVEAWAY, on Wednesday night beginning at approximately 6 pm PST.
Mystery Baker's Dozen Blog Giveaway: Each day, one lucky blog commenter will be chosen by random draw to win a $10 TE Gift Certificate. Winners will be chosen from a different Baker's Dozen blog each day and will be announced on Taylor's blog on Release Day! Be sure to hop around to see all the sneak peeks and leave comments on each and every blog for more chances to win. Limit one comment per blog per day, please. Comments for the drawings close Wednesday 4/4 at 7pm PST.

Day Two of Release Week for Taylored Expressions has me thinking about upcoming graduations that are just around the corner. Today I am sharing the very cute Grad Word a la Carte from the Apple Doodle Ink line of stamps, along with two fab new dies.

I know that the traditional graduation card seems to be done in bright or solid colors, but I was inspired to create a very soft and feminine one for a change. I paper-pieced each letter using some pretty patterned paper. Then, I used one of the ultra-cool new Buckle Dies to create the little floral embellishment (check back Thursday to see a chipboard version of one of these beauties!) and added the new Reach for the Stars Border Die!

BEAN NOTES

Stamps: Grad Word a la Carte (Illustrated by Doug Applegate for Taylored Expressions)

Patterned Paper: Songbird (Prima)

Cardstock: Choice Buttercream (Taylored Expressions)

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa (Tsukineko)

Dies: Nesting Stars (Spellbinders); Buckle Die, Reach for the Stars Border Die (Taylored Expressions)

Accents: Liquid Pearls (Ranger)

I hope you enjoyed my graduation card! Don't forget to check out the rest of the Baker's Dozen for more sneaky peeky goodness! Come back tomorrow for some very cute baby-licious inspiration. Have a Happy Beany Day!

Charmaine Ikach

Jami Sibley (DT Coordinator)

16 comments:

Jen Shults said...: This is so so nice! I'm always so in awe of people who paper piece those letters... I could never do it. LOVE this!; April 3, 2012 at 10:00 AM
elizabeth said...: Awesome graduation card.; April 3, 2012 at 10:28 AM
Melody said...: Great card! Love the soft pretty colors.; April 3, 2012 at 11:02 AM
wendy said...: such a pretty grad card...love it in soft colors!; April 3, 2012 at 11:17 AM
Miriam Prantner said...: Such a pretty, soft graduation card! Love it!; April 3, 2012 at 11:53 AM
Amy Martin said...: Great card. Really is soft yet Congrats too. Great job.; April 3, 2012 at 3:42 PM
Unknown said...: I love the softness of your card! Awesome job paper piecing those letters! ;o); April 3, 2012 at 3:46 PM
Liz said...: I heart starts and this is so cute..lving the release.; April 3, 2012 at 4:05 PM
Rosemary said...: gorgeous card!!; April 3, 2012 at 9:28 PM
Tae said...: The colors are wonderful!; April 3, 2012 at 10:38 PM
Sabine said...: Such a pretty and soft card!; April 4, 2012 at 2:25 AM
Rosie Gustafson said...: Such a cute card, those stars look fun!; April 4, 2012 at 12:25 PM
CardsbyJo said...: Very Cute!; April 4, 2012 at 3:27 PM
Crafty Math Chick said...: I love the sparkle that you added to the R - that is one thing I love about the a la carte sets so much, coloring in the letters, LOL!; April 4, 2012 at 7:56 PM
Jodi Collins said...: SO soft and pretty Regina!!! LOVE!; April 5, 2012 at 9:03 AM
Charmaine (CharmWarm) said...: LOVE your Grad card. . .love the soft, subtle colors!; April 11, 2012 at 4:50 AM

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Congrats...Taylored Expressions Sneak Peek Day 2!

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